Publishing Trade Awards 2010

The Welsh Books Council have announced the names of the winners of the Publishing Trade Awards at a special ceremony held in Aberystwyth in the presence of Alun Ffred Jones AM, the Heritage Minister.

During the ceremony, a total of 16 different awards were presented to books published during 2007 and 2008, including the best sellers in a number of specific categories. Awards were also presented to the books which were borrowed most often from libraries, in addition to the best works in the fields of design and production. The awards themselves were commissioned from the artist Carwyn Evans from Cardiff, a past-winner of the Ifor Davies Award at the National Eisteddfod.

‘Publishers in Wales are to be warmly congratulated for the high standard of the books they are publishing at present,’ said Elwyn Jones, Director of the Welsh Books Council,‘and it was a pleasure to honour and acknowledge the work of the winners of the various categories. The book trade is indebted to the publishers for their continuing efforts to produce attractive and popular books, and the financial support given by the Welsh Assembly Government ensures that the publishing industry in Wales will continue to develop further.’

Alun Ffred Jones added,‘It was a great pleasure to be present at the ceremony to honour the work of the publishers; the nature and high standard of the output is reflected in the sales of books from Wales, in both languages. We all take pride in our fine literary tradition, and the Welsh Assembly Government is pleased to support our culture through the provision of a wide range of books for readers of all ages.’

Highlights of the awards ceremony were broadcast on the S4C programmeWedi 7on Friday 12 March.